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Wed, 26 Feb 2025L2 EVM Common Core: A Path Beyond EVM Equivalence by Ansgar Dietrichs | Devcon SEAThe discussion centers on advancements in AI and its transformative role across industries like healthcare, finance, and transportation, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and decision-making. Additionally, it touches on the L2 EVM Common Core initiative, exploring a path beyond EVM equivalence, which is crucial for improving layer-2 blockchain protocols. Challenges such as job displacement and ethical concerns in AI deployment are also highlighted, emphasizing the importance of employee upskilling and data security.Mon, 27 Jan 2025How To Hallucinate A Server by gubsheep | Devcon SEAIn this episode, Gub Sheep discusses Hallucinated Servers utilized in the Frog Zone game, highlighting its decentralized architecture and reliance on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) for securing player actions and game states. Insights on multi-party computation emphasize security, privacy, and interoperability within blockchain technologies. Additionally, the concept of a "cryptomata" is explored, posing philosophical questions about autonomy in encrypted environments and its implications for AI and smart contracts.Wed, 8 Jan 2025Keynote: The REAL state of L2s by Bartek Kiepuszewski | Devcon SEABartek Kiepuszewski emphasizes the current state of Layer 2 (L2) ecosystems, noting the emergence of numerous roll-ups and their security challenges. He critiques the misconception that users inherit Ethereum's security, highlighting the inadequacies of existing proof systems and multisig frameworks. Kiepuszewski advocates for a new classification of roll-ups to enhance transparency regarding their security status, underscoring the importance of robust proof systems for decentralization and user trust in cryptocurrency networks.